Honorable Bill Callegari, Chair, House Committee on Government Reform
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB590 by Delisi (Relating to standards of conduct for and conflicts of interest of state officers and employees.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require state agencies to adopt and distribute a written ethics policy to all agency employees. In addition, the Office of the Attorney General would be required to develop and distribute a model ethics policy that state agencies may use as a guide for ethics policy.
It is anticipated that the Office of the Attorney General and other state agencies could absorb the costs associated with the bill within current resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
302 Office of the Attorney General, 356 Texas Ethics Commission